Pad-holder.



No. 774.661. PATENTEDNO V. 8, 1904.

L. W. FRENCH & G. .E. DECKER.

PAD HOLDER.

APPLICATION HLBD MAR. 24, 1904.

no MODEL.

- I. V [X nections between the rest and base.

To all whmn it may concern:

LEROY W. FRENCH AND CHARLES Patented November 8, 1904.

IPA-TENT OFFicE.

E. DEoKER, or HOLTON, KANSAS.

PAD-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 774,661,dated November 8, 1904.

Application filed March 24, 1904.

Be it known that we, LEROY W. FRENCH and CHARLES E. DECKER, citizens of the United States, residing at Holton, in the county of Jackson and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pad- Holders, of which thefollowing is a specifica tion.

This invention relates more particularly to that class ofdevicesdescribed andfcovered by an application forpatent (now allowed) filed June 16, 1903, Serial No. 1 1,744..

' The object in the present case is to provide certain improvements over the structure illustrated in the above-entitled application, where by a very much more simple arrangement of; parts is secured, while substantially all the advantages are retained, so far as the general nature of theinvention is concerned.

The preferred form of the improved pad holderis illustrated in the accompanying draW-' ings; but it will be'apparent that this form is susceptible of changes without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

Figure l of said drawings is a perspective view of the improved'holder with a pad therein. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View through the same andthrough the hinge con- Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view on line in (r of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the rest.

In the drawings, wherein similar references are employed in designating similar parts, a substantially rectangular base 1 is shown having mounted on one end a pad-supporting block 2. This block has at one end a rightangular upstanding bracket 3, constituting a guide or stop for a pad. as 4. Another rear stop, 5, is also located at the back contiguous to the other end, while small clips 6 extend above the opposite edge. Thus a pad will be securely and properly positioned on the block 2. The end 'of the base 1 opposite the padsupport thus formedhas an upstanding flange 7, to which spaced hinges are secured, each hinge comprising a pivot 8 and spaced'leaves 9 and 10, formed by a strip doubled aboutthe pivot. The hinges form the means for securing a rest to the base, and the rest mentioned is extensible. In the form shown a platform Serial No. 199,753- (No model.)

' plate or section 11 has its rearend secured to and slidable between theleaves of each hinge. For this purposetheunder leaves 9'are made longer than the upper and areprovided with slots 12. Bolts13 or other suitable fastenerspassing through the platform also pass through the slots 12. Other slots 14: are formed in the rear portions of the platform 11, and through the same are passed fasteners 15, that likewise ,pass through the leaves 9 and 10. I

the margin of the platform and rests directly .upon the pad. The'othersection of the rest is in the form of a guard-platen, located at the hinged end of the platform. This plate extends from -the flange 7 and overlaps the platform, being rigidly secured against sliding movement to the hinges by the fasteners 15'. The platform and guard-plate are therefore slidably related.

From the above it will be seen that when a pad is placedupon the support the rest may be extended so as to bear upon the pad and may always be positioned thereupon as the said pad decreases in thickness because of its sliding connection with the hinges. No matter what position the platform may take, how-- ever, the rest will be continuous from the hinge end of the base to the pad, as the guardplate always covers any gap there may be between the flange 7 and the platform. When not in use, the rest can be contracted and ,placed between the block 2 and flange 7 directly upon the base,.as shown in Fig. 2, and

thus the device can be compactly folded.

Having now described the invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

I 1. In apad-holder of the class described, the

combination with a pad-support, of arest movport and arranged to rest upon a pad placed thereon.

3. In apad-holder of the class described, the combination with a pad-support, of a hinged rest coacting therewith, said rest being slidably movable with respect to its hinges.

4. In a pad-holder of the class described, the combination with a pad-support, of a rest coacting therewith and comprising a platform made up of slidably-associated plates.

5. In a pad-holder of the class described, the combination with a base, of a pad-support mounted thereon, a rest, a hinge connection between the rest and base, said rest having a sliding connection with the hinge connection topermit its movement to. a position upon a pad placed on the'support.

6. In a pad-holder of the class described, the combination with a base, of a pad-support mounted thereon, an extensible rest hinged to the base and arranged to coact with a pad placed on the support.

7. In a pad-holder of the class described, the combination with a base, of a pad-support mounted thereon, a hinge secured to the base,

and a rest comprising sections secured to the hinge, said sections being relatively slidable.

8. In a pad-holder of the class described, the combination with a base, of a pad-support carried by one end of the base, hinges located at the other end of the base, a rest-platform secured to and slidable upon the hinges, the free end of said platform coacting with the pad-support.

9. In a pad-holder of the class described, the combination with a base, of a pad-support carried by one end of the base, hinges located at the other end of the base, a rest-platform secured to and slidable upon the hinges, the free end of said platform coacting with the pad-support, and a guard-plate secured to the hinges and overlapping the secured end of the platform.

10. In a pad-holder of the class described,the combination with a base-plate, of a pad-supporting block, having pad-positioning projections located upon one end of the baseplate, hinges secured to the opposite end of the base-plate and having spaced leaves, a rest-platform secured to and slidable between the leaves, said platform having its free end coacting with a pad placed upon the block, and a guardplate secured to the upper hingeleaves and overlapping the secured end of the platform.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

LEROY W. FRENCH. CHARLES E. DECKER. Witnesses:

W. C. WALL, J. IRWIN GABEL. 

